"You wanted to meet me?"
Hearing the voice, everyone around me looks at one man. He was not too old-looking; he looked like a normal, handsome, middle-aged Chinese man, but there was this air of ancient authority around him, like he was some sort of king from the old era, and everyone bowed to that man and got out of his way as he walked up to me. His steps seemed casual, and he stopped right in front of me and looked at me with cold eyes.
I look back at him with a smile on my face, my hands still in my pocket as I look him up and down and speak, "You are Master Khan? Warrior King? the Mandarin? Huh? I expected more, you know, not some middle-aged CEO-looking man, but hey, I won't judge you for being old. My name is James Lee. I'll get to the point: come under me and give me all of the Ten Rings, and also this organization will come under me. I give you my word everything you wish will be yours." I speak in an arrogant tone, and everyone around me is angry, even if they do not dare move. They silently pull out their weapons and load their guns...
Xu seemed amused as he spoke. "Ah, youth and your bravado," he replies, his voice smooth yet commanding. "You see only the surface, the facade of a man who has lived many lifetimes. I have wielded power that you can scarcely imagine, and I have faced foes that would make your bravest dreams seem like child's play." He puts his hand on my shoulder as he speaks, "Go back home, student. Your mother must be worried it's late. I'll let you go because you are talented. Don't waste your life on this. Whatever you are trying to do is not worth it." As he spoke, he sounded endlessly wise, his presence imposing yet oddly charismatic.
And then Xu turns around, and just as Xu was going to take a step away... Bam... I threw a punch at his face hard; my fist was glowing while my other hand was in my pocket, and Xu went sliding back! He blocked my punch with his forearm, where the 5 rings he wore glowed. He was still on his feet as he looked at me with stunned eyes...
"How unfortunate, you know. I thought you were wise, but it looks like I'll have to remind you."
I jump fast at him, throwing a kick fast. Xu side-steps fast, dodging my foot as it crashes down on the floor hard! Bang!... The floor below my foot broke.
"That I am not asking this is not a chat; this is a conquest !"
And before Xu knew it, he saw my glowing fist coming right for his face! And Xu also threw a punch, and both of our fists clashed. My fist was glowing golden, and the 5 rings on Xu's arms were glowing blue!
Boom!!!...
I take one step back, and Xu also takes one step back, and I shake my hand a little. It was the first time my Iron Fist actually did not break apart something I punched. Xu's fist felt like hitting a block of thick iron. "Ha, you're not bad for an old man, pretty strong for your age. At least you're not all talk, but those rings—those must be the Ten Rings. Really strong. How did you get them?" And on the other hand, Xu seemed fine. He looked at me and threw a punch at me, and a ring fast came flying to me!
Swoosh!
I jump to the left, avoiding the ring, and the ring quickly goes back to Xu's arm as he speaks: "Finally, you pulled your hand out of your pocket, brat. It's rude to fight with your hand in your pocket." And, well, yeah, I just noticed that while dodging, both of my hands were now out of my pockets...
"Ha, you're so funny, old man!" I rush at him once again fast, and this time Xu punches in the air fast with one hand, throwing his rings right at my face. I start to rush at him in a zigzag pattern, dodging to the side, dodging all of the rings coming to hit me!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
And as soon as I get near, Xu pulls all of his rings to one hand and throws a punch. All 10 rings on his arm were glowing blue! strongly! And I also throw my left fist at him; my fist glows golden!
Crash! Whoosh! Swish!
And just as our fists were about to connect, I pulled my hand back, the golden light went away as I twisted my body, and my right fist started to glow golden for the first time since I have been fighting! I throw a punch with my right fist at his lower side, aiming at his kidney side!
But just before I could land the hit, Xu twists his body and spins, bringing his fist back, which had all of his 10 rings, like a wrecking ball aimed right at my face! and I barely dodge by stepping closer and bending my head down! But now with both of my fists glowing golden! And at close range, I throw fast hooks, jabs, crosses, and uppercuts! Fast, but Xu dodges all of them with ease, and with a flick of his wrist, he throws all 10 Rings fast at my face!!
Boom! Boom!
I held my chest as right now one of my knees was on the floor, and I was breathing hard, and I was healing myself with Chi. It happened in seconds, but I kept the hurt and tired act up...
"That was not bad. You might be the first in years to make me stretch my body so much, young man. You lost. Give up." And he steps closer to me, and fast. I try to grab his leg, but Xu is faster. He bends down and grabs my wrist and fast pulls me up and flips me upside down and slams me on the floor hard!
Bam!
"Don't try tricks on me, young man. I have fought more than you have lived. I have lived through war," and Xu looks down at me, and I keep lying down on the ground because, well, damn, that actually kind of hurt...
'Ah, I was thinking I might be able to win and take the 10 Rings under me without using the Omnitrix. But too soon, huh? Xu won't fall for something like Chi absorption or something else like that. Plus, Xu was smart; he first told Death Dealer to test me so Xu could stand back and get a look at my strength. Even though I did not show that I can use Iron Fist with both of my hands in the fight with Death Dealer, that advantage was useless against someone like Xu. After he blocked my punch, only then did he get a handle on my speed and power; then he just outskilled and out-experienced me... That's how I lost this fight... Oh well, at least now I know what I need to improve next...'
"Ah, it seems I can't beat you in my human form, huh?" And before anyone can react, I push the watch head of the Omnitrix down, and a green light covers me, and the flash for a second blinds everyone only Xu hides his eyes and keeps them open as he looks at me in pure shock. There was not a young, reckless youth there anymore; there was a twelve-foot-tall, huge giant with 4 eyes and 4 arms, and everyone who was just watching no longer just watched; they aimed their weapons at me.
BAM!!!
Before Xu knew it, there was a huge fist coming right for his head! And Xu puts up both of his hands in a cross position as he tries to block the fist with his 10 Rings on his forearms, and a loud banging sound can be heard, and Xu is sent flying back to the wall. He lands on his feet, but he hits his back on the wall...
And Xu looks at me in pure shock and thinks, 'What the fuck? Is that? his punch...' For the first time in Xu's long life, his arms, which were covered with his Ten Rings, were feeling numb... never before had he felt this numbness in his hands! Without thinking about anything else, Xu throws the 10 Rings fast at me, and looking at him, I smile and clap my 4 hands fast and hard, making a loud sound and a shock wave!
BOOM!!!
The somewhat visible Shockwave and the Flying Ten Rings clash! Creating a loud bang! The Clash explodes, sending the Ten Rings everywhere, and at this point the whole base was breaking down. The floors were as, and the walls had cracks everywhere. Most of the people were gathering the resources and evacuating, while there were some people watching this battle, which could only be described as a fight between superhumans, or, in the eyes of the Ten Rings organization, this was a fight between demigods! And there were even people who videotaped this fight!
While there was a huge ruckus somewhere inside the base, a young boy woke up and ran fast out of his room, and without knowing anything, he ran right to the nearest guard to find out what was going on... "Hey! What's happening! Tell me right now, are we under attack?" And the guard looks at the young boy and speaks fast, "Young master, you must not be here; it's not safe... and no, we are not under attack!" And the boy looks at the guard in an annoyed way and speaks, "I am not that naive! You think I don't hear the bombs going off?! Tell me what's going on right now!"
And the guard looks conflicted before speaking fast, "Young master, we are not under attack by anyone, just one man. He broke through the base with a jeep and started to ask for the Great Master... and then Death Dealer fought him..." And the young boy looks a little shocked as he speaks, "Only one man? Is he stupid? And he fought Death Dealer? Did he die?" And the guard spoke in a calm tone, but his voice was breaking as he spoke, "N-No, he did not die. In fact, he pushed Death Dealer back before the Great Master himself stepped in, and now that man is fighting the Great Master..."
And to say the young boy was shocked was an understatement; he looked dumbfounded... 'Someone is fighting my dad? How is that possible? Wait, the loud sounds are still going on. Is he still fighting my father? And just then a loud bang was heard near them as a glowing blue ring zipped past the walls!
ZIP!!!
And the guard pushes the young boy away as the wall breaks behind them, and after the guard jumps to the side, saving his own life too, the young boy, now under dust, watches something that leaves a mark in his mind forever...
He watches a huge red four-armed thing fighting his father, throwing wild but fast punches, and Xu was getting pushed back... Xu needed to do flips and spins in the air to barely dodge most of the punches. The punches he could not dodge, he does not block; he redirects most of them with the help of his Ten Rings. It was a stark contrast: Xu was doing a skillful dance, dodging, jumping around, using his rings as a rope to swing around, and even binding the four-armed giant while the giant was throwing punches left and right with all four of his fists, wrecking anything they came in contact with!
"F-Father!"